KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eloy Jimenez is not a finished product. And while the frenzied excitement over his major league arrival sparked expectations of a 4-for-4 performance in his first big league game, that's not what happened.
It's OK. Jimenez can still one day be one of the game's most dangerous hitters. One 0-for-3 with a couple strikeouts and a hit by pitch in March 2019 isn't going to change that. But there's still development to be done. Opening Day was the first step in his development as a major leaguer.
"Eloy took some hacks, saw they're not going to be giving in to him very easily, so I think today was a great learning experience for him to know they're not going to just give him cookies," manager Rick Renteria said after the White Sox 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals.